ameliorate 意指改善或減輕負面狀況，使其變得更好。
改善狀況
EN: to make a bad or difficult situation better
翻譯: 使惡劣或困難的情況好轉
減輕問題
EN: to lessen the severity or impact of a problem
翻譯: 減輕問題的嚴重性或影響
提升品質
EN: to improve the quality or condition of something
翻譯: 提升某事物的品質或狀況
小提醒：ameliorate 是及物動詞，後面直接接受詞，且通常用於較正式或書面語境，指改善負面事物。
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“We work to promote healthy, vibrant societies, to ameliorate human suffering, to promote a more thoughtful, substantive, empathic world order.”
1. to make something bad or unsatisfactory better
改善，使（糟糕或不令人滿意的事物）變好
The new policy aims to ameliorate the living conditions of low-income families.
新政策旨在改善低收入家庭的生活條件。
Efforts to ameliorate the environmental damage will take decades.
改善環境損害的努力將需要數十年的時間。
2. to alleviate or reduce the severity of a problem, pain, or difficulty
緩解，減輕（問題、痛苦或困難的嚴重性）
This medication can help ameliorate the symptoms of the common cold.
這種藥物有助於緩解普通感冒的症狀。
The charity's work ameliorated the suffering caused by the famine.
該慈善機構的工作緩解了饑荒造成的苦難。
3. to improve or perfect something, especially through gradual refinement
（尤指透過逐步完善）改進，使完美
Over the years, the team has ameliorated their design process to increase efficiency.
多年來，該團隊改進了他們的設計流程以提高效率。
The author ameliorated the manuscript based on the editor's feedback.
作者根據編輯的反饋完善了手稿。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ameliorate + noun | 改善、減輕（問題或狀況） | The new policy aims to ameliorate poverty in the region. (新政策旨在改善該地區的貧困狀況。) |
| ameliorate + the situation/condition | 改善情況/條件 | Quick action is needed to ameliorate the situation. (需要迅速採取行動來改善情況。) |
| ameliorate + suffering/hardship | 減輕痛苦/艱難 | The charity works to ameliorate the suffering of refugees. (該慈善機構致力於減輕難民的痛苦。) |
| be ameliorated by + noun/action | 被...所改善 | The negative effects were ameliorated by timely intervention. (負面影響因及時的干預而得到緩解。) |
| seek to ameliorate + noun | 尋求改善... | The government is seeking to ameliorate the housing crisis. (政府正尋求改善住房危機。) |
EN:We took measures to ameliorate the suffering of the affected population.
翻譯:我們採取措施以減輕受影響民眾的痛苦。
在大多數情況下，應使用「ameliorate + 受詞（名詞）」的結構，避免使用「ameliorate to + 動詞」的不正確形式。
ameliorate vs improve
ameliorate 較正式且專門，通常指改善負面狀況；improve 則為通用詞，適用於任何品質的提升。
ameliorate vs alleviate
ameliorate 強調根本性改善；alleviate 則側重暫時減輕症狀或痛苦。
ameliorate vs mitigate
ameliorate 是積極改善；mitigate 是減輕負面影響或嚴重性。
在對話中，當引述或轉述他人意見時，常用來表示對方希望改善某事。 EN: He was like, "We really need to ameliorate the communication between departments." 翻譯: 他當時說：「我們真的需要改善部門間的溝通。」
EN:So I told her, "If we could ameliorate the process, it would save us hours every week."
翻譯:所以我告訴她：「如果我們能改善這個流程，每週能省下好幾個小時。」
在口語中，有時會透過重複或特定語氣來強調「改善」的意圖或必要性。 EN: We have to—and I mean really have to—ameliorate our public image after that incident. 翻譯: 我們必須——我是說真的必須——在那次事件後改善我們的公眾形象。
EN:This isn't just a small tweak; we're talking about a serious effort to ameliorate the whole system.
翻譯:這不只是小調整；我們說的是要認真努力改善整個系統。
說話者思考時，可能用此詞作為填充，連接前後想法，尤其在較正式的討論中。 EN: The goal here is to, uh, ameliorate the user experience, you know, make it more intuitive. 翻譯: 這裡的目標是，呃，改善使用者體驗，你知道的，讓它更直覺。
EN:So our next step should be... ameliorate the training materials, and then we can move on.
翻譯:所以我們的下一步應該是……改善培訓材料，然後我們才能繼續。
正式寫作注意：在正式書寫（如學術論文、商業報告）中，應避免上述口語用法，直接、精確地使用 "ameliorate" 即可，無需添加引述語氣或填充詞。
ameliorate conditions
ameliorate + [noun]
改善（惡劣的）條件或狀況
ameliorate suffering
ameliorate + [noun]
減輕痛苦、苦難
ameliorate the effects
ameliorate + the effects of [something]
減輕...的影響或後果
ameliorate the situation
ameliorate + the situation
改善局勢、情況
ameliorate problems
ameliorate + [noun]
緩解問題
ameliorate poverty
ameliorate + [noun]
減輕貧困
seek to ameliorate
seek to ameliorate
設法改善、力求緩解
ameliorate relations
ameliorate + [noun]
改善關係
×The new policy will ameliorate the noise from the construction site.
✓The new policy will mitigate/reduce the noise from the construction site.
「ameliorate」意指「改善、使變好」，通常用於抽象或負面狀況（如條件、關係、痛苦）。它不用於減輕物理性的量（如噪音、重量）。「mitigate」或「reduce」更適合用於減輕物理性的滋擾或數量。
×He ameliorated the broken machine.
✓He repaired/fixed the broken machine.
「ameliorate」的受詞通常是抽象或整體性的狀況（如situation, conditions, relations, suffering），而非具體、單一的物體。修理具體物品應使用「repair」或「fix」。
×This medicine can ameliorate your headache quickly.
✓This medicine can alleviate/relieve your headache quickly.
雖然「ameliorate」和「alleviate」都有減輕之意，但「ameliorate」側重於整體狀況的長期改善，而「alleviate」更常用於暫時減輕症狀或痛苦（如頭痛、壓力）。描述緩解身體不適時，「alleviate」或「relieve」更為自然。
×The problem was ameliorated.
✓The situation was ameliorated. / Conditions were ameliorated.
「ameliorate」雖然可用於被動語態，但其受詞（或主詞在被動句中）應是適合改善的「狀況」或「條件」，而非一個具體的「問題」。使用「The problem was solved/resolved.」更為自然。
×amelorate / amelierate / ammeliorate
✓ameliorate
常見的拼寫錯誤包括漏掉「i」、錯置「e」和「i」的順序，或誤拼為「ammeliorate」。正確拼寫為「a-m-e-l-i-o-r-a-t-e」。記住「melior」（拉丁語中「更好」的意思）這個詞根有助於正確拼寫。
×I need to ameliorate my English skills.
✓I need to improve my English skills.
「ameliorate」是相當正式的用詞，通常用於學術、政策或專業文本中。在日常對話或非正式情境中談論改善個人技能時，使用「improve」更為自然且常見。